Exact compliance with this Chapter is desired. Unless a law, Federal regulation, court order or other authority requires otherwise, however, no proceeding under this Chapter will be voided because of a technical failure of compliance which does not harm substantive rights of the parties.
Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 290-1-1-.20
Ga. L. 1972, p. 1015 et seq. and p. 1069 et seq. O.C.G.A. Secs. 31-2-4, 37-1-22, 37-1-23, 49-4-3, 50-13-3.